by Nathan James | Mar 8, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rule the world Every once in a while, I get a reminder of the power of words. Lately they’ve been as easy to find as a certain chain coffeeshop. They’ve been slipped under my door: my alderman’s up for re-election...
by Nathan James | Mar 4, 2016 | moonshine, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s the weekend, so the moonshine grid is open It’s Employee Appreciation Day in the U.S. This morning I was greeted at work by smiling and shiny cakes, danishes and cookies with a nice little note from my boss that said that...
by Nathan James | Feb 23, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Burn and fizzle Sunday was my two year blog anniversary. I remember that night after my first post. I couldn’t sleep; I kept thinking of better ways to phrase my sentences or fretting that I’d missed a typo. Even after...
by Nathan James | Feb 9, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In summary My project at work lately has been reading kids books and writing two summaries for them. The first summary is sparkly and zippy with exclamation points and loose ends. Hey, did you know? Have you ever? It’s purpose...
by Nathan James | Jan 26, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nothing to be concerned about Our 250th week of yeah write fun is as good a week as any to talk about trying new outlets. We’ve already shaken things up on you by offering up for inspiration a photo prompt in place of an...
by Nathan James | Jan 12, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Say what? Unlike what Meg eloquently said about the needs of a good nonfiction essay, we here at the fiction|poetry challenge are more interested in the So What’s cousin, the Say What? What do I mean? Well, I think we can...
